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Baharat, the Syrian spice blend containing cardamom

Baharat, the Syrian spice blend containing cardamom

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Baharat is a common spice blend in Arabic cuisine, similar to allspice, but with the addition of cardamom. Toast, grind, and mix.

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Recipe from CTHOE, Anka, MediaWiki default and 1 other contributors (KochWiki), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Baharat is a common spice blend in Arabic cuisine, similar to French allspice but enhanced with cardamom. It is often added briefly to butter.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Total15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodroasting
  • Estimated cost$4.86 $4.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

1 people
  • $0.63
  • $0.46
  • $1.07
  • $0.58
  • $1.07
  • $0.44
  • $0.61

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dry-roast the cilantro, cardamom, and cumin in a pan until fragrant, then grind them using a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder.
  2. Finely grind the pepper and cloves in a mortar and pestle. ≈ 3 min
  3. Thoroughly mix all the spices together. ≈ 4 min
  4. Store in a tightly sealed jar, away from light. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Baharat, the Syrian spice blend containing cardamom

  • 1 tablespoon of black peppercorns$0.63
  • 1 tablespoon of cilantro seeds$0.46
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cloves$1.07
  • 1 tablespoon of cumin$0.58
  • 2 teaspoons of cardamom$1.07
  • 1 tablespoon of freshly grated nutmeg$0.44
  • 1 tablespoon of mild paprika or sweet paprika$0.61

Total$4.86

that's $4.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon of black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon of cilantro seeds
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cloves
  • 1 tablespoon of cumin
  • 2 teaspoons of cardamom
  • 1 tablespoon of freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon of mild paprika or sweet paprika

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